Note: Descriptions are shown in the official language in which they were submitted.
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WHEY-PERMEATE DERIVED ~W~l~NER
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to food
supplements for animals and, in particular, a dry
sweetener supplement for animal feed.
The addition of sweeteners to animal feeds
is an old and well-known method of inducing animals to
intake more food, or to intake food that is not
especially palatable. It is desirable that such
sweeteners be low-cost so that the cost of the animal
feed is not substantially increased, if at all.
One such sweetener that has been used
extensively in the past is molasses. Molasses has
been used in attempts to make palatable animal feeds
from agricultural by-products which are generally
considered not palatable. For example, molasses has
been used to coat seed hulls such as sunflowers. A
process to impregnate oat hulls with molasses is
described in U.S. Patent 3,395,019. The Fiala U.S.
Patent 4,012,535 describes a process for impregnating
bagasse pith with molasses.
Attempts have also been made to use whey, a
cheese by-product of considerable proportion, as an
animal feed or animal feed supplement. Whey in the
past has been dumped onto fields, in ditches or into
rivers and streams. Various governmental regulatory
agencies have, for the most part, stopped such
practice. Whey is now used extensively as a food
additive. Whey's two largest constituents, proteins
and lactose, are removed from the whey for use as food
additives. The Thomas U.S. Patent 4,001,198
describes a method of recovering nutrients from cheese
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whey by sequential ultrafiltration, each
ultrafiltration step removing as permeate substantial
amounts of water and dissolved solids from the
respective concentrates. Initially, protein is
removed from the whey, then the lactose is removed
from the permeate.
A number of patents describe various animal
feed or animal feed supplements using whey treated in
various manners. For example, the Miller U.S. Patent
4,542,032 is directed to a feed supplement that treats
whey with a bisulfite moiety to react the lactose
present in the whey and form a lactose-bisulfite
addition product. The lactose-bisulfite addition
product is more soluble in water than lactose,
therefore, the treated whey may be condensed more by
removing water without sedimentation of the lactose
during condensation or storage. The whey is condensed
to about 40-50% solids content. The whey may be
utilized directly as an animal feed, or can be blended
with another source of nutrients to provide a full
ration animal feed.
The Schanze U.S. Patent 4,357,358 describes
an animal feedstuff that includes from about 25% to
95% solid structured fibrous agricultural by-product,
such as cereal, and from about 75% to about 5~ of at
least one digestible industrial by-product with
nutrient value, one of which could be whey. The whey
is a low lactose, protein-enriched whey.
The du Chaffaut et al. U.S. Patent 4,165,389
describes a fermentation process for the production of
protein-rich animal feedstuff from a liquid dairy by-
product containing lactose and lactic acid which
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includes cultivating a lactose and lactic acid
utilizing strain of a yeast of the genus U.C.
Kluyveromyses in the presence of a gas-containing free
oxygen and a broth comprising a nitrogen source, the
liquid dairy by-product and added nicotinic acid.
The Haugh U.S. Patent 2,508,112 describes a
method of making an animal feed mixture including 15~-
70% lactose and remainder including protein feed
materials. The moisture of the mixture is adjusted to
a point where the mixture contains from about 10%-30%
water thereby producing a plastic mass, extruding the
mixture under heavy pressure, and subdividing the
extruded material into pellets.
The Peterson U.S. Patent 4,202,909 describes
a method of treating whey to obtain a high yield of
relatively pure lactose and salt products. The
products are produced from a permeate resulting from
ultrafiltration of whey by precipitating calcium and
citrate salts from the permeate without substantial
precipitation of phosphate salts. The precipitation
is done by concentrating the permeate to a solids
content of about 40-45% and holding at about 180F to
200F for 30-90 minutes. The precipitated solids are
removed from the permeate and further concentrated and
the lactose is removed by crystallization. The
permeate is then further spray-dried to produce a
product that contains the remaining lactose and is
useful as a food or feed.
The Chambers et al. U.S. Patent 4,547,386
describes a process for forming an animal feed block
from whey. By-product whey is concentrated to form a
whey concentrate having a solids content of at least
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about 45%. Calcium phosphate is added to the
concentrate and the concentrate is then adjusted to a
ph of between 4.0 and about 6Ø The concentrate is
then poured into a mold and dried to form the feed
block.
The Austin et al Patent describes an animal
feed that is fortified with a lactose-rich whey
product. By lactose-rich is meant that the whey has
a lactose content greater than 20% of the solid
material, such as dried whole whey, condensed whey and
whey solids. The animals are fed a lactose content
that is above the normal digested limit of lactose for
the animal, providing that the feed is concomitantly
supplemented with 0.5% to 5% of a water insoluble
polymer based predominantly on N-acetyl-D-glucosamine
glycoside.
Others have attempted to mix both molasses
and whey to produce an animal feed supplement. In the
Schroeder et al. U.S. Patent 4,160,041, a method is
described wherein a hydratable metal oxide, such as
calcium oxide, is added to a concentrated dispersion
of a water soluble sugar, such as molasses, whey and
the like to hydrate the metal oxide. After sufficient
hydration has occurred, a water soluble phosphate such
as phosphoric acid, is added to solidify the product.
The Bode U.S. Patent 3,505,073 describes a
process that transforms a dry-feed carbohydrate
material, such as whey or molasses, to lactic acid.
The dry lactated product is then suitable for use in
a feed formulation for animals.
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SU~ARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention includes a whey
permeate-derived dry sweetener obtained from a
condensed whey permeate being partially caramelized
having a protein level of less than approximately 8%
and having a solids lactose level of at least
approximately 79% on a dry matter basis.
In another aspect, the present invention
includes a process for manufacturing a dry animal feed
sweetener that includes a condensed whey permeate with
a protein level of less than approximately 8% and a
lactose level of at least approximately 79% on a dry
matter basis. Preferably, the condensed whey permeate
(approximately 50% total solids) is disposed on a
comestible seed hull by-product and then dried to form
the sweetener. The permeate sweetener is usable as a
feed supplement or is combinable with other food
components to produce a very palatable feed.
In a further aspect, the present invention
includes a method of feeding animals a dry whey
permeate sweetener including a condensed whey permeate
having a protein level of less than approximately 8%
and a lactose level of at least approximately 79%. In
particular, the present invention includes a method of
increasing feed palatability using the dry whey
permeate sweetener. Preferably, the condensed whey
permeate is combined with a comestible fibrous
carrier, such as a seed hull, to form the dry
sweetener. The animals are fed the dry whey permeate
sweetener with a conventional feed mixture.
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BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Figure 1 is a microphotograph of whey
permeate processed by conventional spray drying.
Figure 2 is a microphotograph of whey
permeate processed by air drying ter-hn;ques.
Figure 3 is a microphotograph of the dry
whey permeate sweetener of the present invention.
Figure 4 is a graph of absorbance versus
percentage of caramelized lactose.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
The present invention includes an animal
feed containing a dry permeate sweetener obtained from
condensed whey permeate having a protein level of less
than approximately 8% and having a lactose level of at
least approximately 79% on a dry matter basis.
In another aspect, the present invention
includes a process for manufacturing a dry animal feed
that includes a whey permeate sweetener obtained from
the condensed whey permeate. Preferably, the
condensed whey permeate is mixed with a comestible
seed hull by-product and then the mixture is dried to
form the sweetener. For purposes of the present
application, the whey permeate of the present
invention combined with the comestible material is
referred to as a dry sweetener. The dry permeate
sweetener is usable as a feed supplement or is
combinable with other food components to produce a
palatable feed.
In a further aspect, the present invention
includes a method of feeding animals a dry whey
permeate sweetener including condensed whey permeate
having a protein level of less than approximately 8%
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and a lactose level of at least approximately 79% on
a dry matter basis. In particular, the present
invention includes a method of increasing feed
palatability using the dry whey permeate sweetener.
Preferably, the condensed whey permeate is combined
with a comestible fibrous carrier, such as a seed
hull. The animals are fed the dry whey permeate
sweetener with a conventional feed mixture.
Unless otherwise stated, all percentages
mentioned are on a weight basis.
The condensed whey permeate is obtained by
ultrafiltration, separating the whey proteins from the
fluid whey to a level of at least approximately 8%
protein in the permeate and preferably to a level of
less than 4%, both values based on a dry matter basis.
The ultrafiltered permeate is then evaporated. The
permeate containing predominantly lactose (at least
approximately 79% on a dry matter basis) is then
condensed to preferably a solids level of at least
50%.
Table I provides an analysis of the whey
permeate on a dry matter basis.
TABLE I
Dry Permeate Solids
Moisture (2% - 7%)
Crude Protein (2.5% - 8%)
Ash* (8% - 10%)
Lactose (79% - 85%)
*Ash component includes minerals such as sodium,
potassium, calcium and phosphorous.
Table II provides an analysis of the
condensed permeate in a form that is typically applied
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to a comestible base such as seed hulls.
TABLE II
Condensed Whey Permeate
Component
Moisture 42.67 - 48.37%
Solids:1 57.33 - 51.63%
Crude Protein 8.48%
Lactose 80.13%
Ash 11.29%
Fat .10%
ldry matter basis.
The condensed permeate is then directly
applied to seed hulls, such as soy hulls or sunflower
hulls, and then dried. Other seed hulls usable as a
comestible base include cottonseed hulls, peanut
hulls, oat hulls and the like. The permeate may also
be coated on fibrous agricultural by-products such as
ground corncobs, beet pulp, corn bran and the like.
The condensed whey permeate is applied to
the seed hulls in an amount sufficient to coat the
seed hulls.
Prior to the present invention, molasses was
the material of choice that was combined with seed
hulls to make feeds more palatable.
As another aspect of the present invention,
the dry whey permeate sweetener is used as a
supplement with or as a component of a conventional
animal feed. The animal feed typically contains a
proteinaceous substance, such as soybean meal,
cottonseed meal, or sunflower meal, and an energy
component such as corn that is beneficial to the
animal. Again, in the prior art, molasses was the
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material of choice to make conventional feed more
palatable to animals.
When the present invention is compared to a
dry molasses sweetener-containing feed supplement, the
feed intake by the animals of feed containing the dry
whey permeate sweetener of the present invention is
significantly greater.
Such a result is surprising in view of the
relative sweetness between molasses (primarily sucrose
(51.7%), glucose (17.0%) and fructose (13.0%)) and
lactose. In relative sweetness scales, sucrose is
assigned a value of lOO, glucose has a value of 60,
fructose has a value of 120 and lactose has a value of
39. (The Encyclopedia of Chemistry 3rd Edition, Van
lS Nostrand Reinhold Company, p. 1065.) Animals were fed
a feed containing an equal amount of dry permeate
sweetener and dry molasses (by weight) each providing
similar levels of total sugars. The animals'
preference for the dry permeate sweetener-containing
feed was significantly higher than their preference
for the molasses-containing feed. Set forth below in
Table III is an analysis of a commercially available
dry molasses sweetener suitable for use in animal feed
and the dry permeate sweetener of the present
invention.
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TABLE III
Solids
s Moisture Protein Fiber Sugar Salt Ash
Commercially
available dry 9.85 8.84 15.07 39.10 2.10 34.89
molasses
Whey Permeate 9.10 7.30 14.99 36.65 2.90 38.16
Sweetener
The values of the solids in Table III are
expressed on a dry matter basis. The values were
obtained from a single sampling of the commercially
available dry molasses and the dry permeate sweetener
of the present invention.
To produce the dry whey permeate sweetener
of the present invention, a 50% total solids permeate
having a lactose content of at least 79% and a protein
level of less than approximately 8% on a dry matter
basis along with soy hulls or other comestible carrier
is placed in a conventional mixer and thoroughly
mixed. Good product has been produced while using a
whey permeate having a solids level of between 30%-
55%. The mixture is then placed in a direct fire
rotary drum dryer. The residence time of the mixture
depends upon the temperature within the dryer relative
to the caramelization point of the sugars. For
purposes of an example, in preparing one batch of the
dry permeate sweetener of the present invention, 2,240
pounds of condensed permeate was mixed with 845 pounds
of soy hulls having approximately a 10% moisture
content. The inlet temperature of the dryer was
1,090F and the air exit temperature of the dryer was
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between 300F-320F. The product exiting the dryer had
a temperature of 230F-270F. A total of 2,000 pounds
of permeate sweetener having a moisture content of
approximately 5% was produced. The lactose was at
least partially caramelized.
Figure 1 includes a photomicrograph of a
spray-dried whey permeate. Figure 2 includes a
photomicrograph of an air dried condensed whey
permeate. Figure 3 includes a photomicrograph of the
partially caramelized dry whey permeate sweetener of
the present invention. All photomicrographs were
taken at 210X magnification through a Microstar light
microscope (AP Scientific Instruments, Buffalo, New
York). The visibly smaller lactose crystals in Figure
1 are believed due to the rapid drying which occurs in
a conventional spray-drying process. The crystals in
Figure 3 were a result of the permeate sweetener of
the present invention being sieved through a 34 mesh
screen to separate crystals from fibrous material.
Air dried condensed whey permeate, as
illustrated in Figure 2, is not subjected to
temperatures which will cause caramelization
(browning) of the whey permeate. The process of
condensing whey permeate and then air drying is such
that the moisture protects the whey permeate from
reaching caramelization temperatures. Spray-dried
whey permeate, as illustrated in Figure 1, is
condensed whey permeate processed further in a spray
dryer. Again, the moisture in the whey permeate
during spray drying prevents the whey permeate from
browning.
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For purposes of the present invention, a
colormetric assay was developed to quantify the extent
of caramelization of the permeate sweetener of the
present invention. Complete caramelization was
obtained by subjecting 200 grams of spray-dried
permeate (which contained approximately 85% lactose)
to a pressure of 17 PSI and a temperature of 244F for
60 minutes in an autoclave (by Consolidated Stills and
Sterilizers, Boston, Massachusetts). A standard
curve was developed by dissolving levels of total
caramelized lactose with non-caramelized lactose (as
produced by an air drying technique) and distilled
water. 5% solutions on a weight to volume ratio were
obtained according to the following table:
gms Totally gms Non-
Solution Caramelized Caramelized
Number Lactose Lactose
1 .50 .00
2 .30 .20
3 .20 .30
4 .10 .40
.00 .50
All solutions were filtered (Grade 048, ED
filter paper-Eaton Dikeman, Mount Holly Springs, PA)
to remove lactose crystals leaving a solubilized under
coloration. Absorbance was measured at a wavelength
of 600 nm (Spectronic-20, Bausch and Lomb, Inc.,
Rochester, New York) and a st~n~rd curve was
developed as illustrated in Figure 4 by graphing
absorbance versus percentage caramelized lactose.
Percentage caramelized lactose in the
permeate sweetener of the present invention was
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determined by screening (using 34 mesh) to obtain
primarily lactose. Any small fiber particles were
later removed by solubilization and filtering. A 5%
solution (weight to volume) and distilled water was
used for colormetric determination as previously
discussed. For purposes of the present invention, by
partial caramelization is meant at least approximately
10% of the lactose is caramelized. The absorbance
level of lactose from the whey permeate sweetener of
the present invention was approximately 0.2, which
translates to approximately 47% caramelization
according to the graph of Figure 4. Whey permeate of
the present invention which has been caramelized to
approximately 95 to 100% has also been found suitable.
A further processed permeate may also be
used to produce a dry sweetener and will be referred
to as a delactose permeate for producing a delactose
dry sweetener. In actuality, such a sweetener
includes lactose but at a lower level. The delactose
condensed permeate has a solids content of
approximately 46% and sugar (lactose) content on a dry
matter basis of 31.17%. The delactose dry sweetener
of the present invention is produced in the same
manner as the dry sweetener previously discussed.
Table IV, set forth below, includes an analysis of the
condensed dry sweetener (delactose condensed permeate
and comestible seed hull):
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TABLE IV
Crude Protein 8.8 %
Crude Fiber19.5 %
Phosphorus.88 % Solids = 94.5%
Calcium .58 %
Sugars 21.5 %
Salt 4.6 %
Moisture = 5.5%
(Other ash components not assay)
The above condensed delactose dry sweetener
was found to make animal feed more palatable.
However, its preference by the animals was
not as good as the higher content lactose sweetener.
The following examples are included to
illustrate the present invention and are not intended0 to limit the present invention in any way.
EXAMPLE 1
A dry molasses sweetener-containing feed and
a dry whey permeate sweetener-containing feed were
prepared and fed in a trial to Holstein heifers. Whey
permeate, as described previously, was prepared by
ultrafiltration, removing the protein with the
permeate being collected. The permeate was
subsequently condensed to a solids level of
approximately 50%. 2,240 pounds of condensed permeate
was coated on 845 pounds of soy hulls. In this
example, the whey permeate sweetener was caramelized
to approximately 47% according to the graph of Figure
4.
The molasses used in preparing the molasses
sweetener-containing feed was a dry molasses
commercially available from West Bend Processing, West
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Bend, Iowa. The molasses is a 70% TS molasses
(liquid). 1,600 pounds of the molasses was coated
(dried) on 845 pounds of soy hulls to provide a
similar total sugars level as the dry permeate
sweetener.
Both the molasses sweetener and the whey
permeate sweetener of the present invention were
incorporated into the feed. The sweetener-containing
feed was pelletized and used as a supplement in a feed
having the composition set forth below. The
"calculated analysis" indicates that both feeds
contained equal amounts of protein, fat and fiber.
Molasses Whey Permeate
Sweetener- Sweetener
Ingredient Containing Feed Containing Feed
Ground corn (%)34.50 34.50
Soybean meal(44CP)(%) 16.30 16.30
Wheat midds (%)28.94 28.94
Ground oats (%)8.00 8.00
Dried whey (%) 1.25 1.25
Dry molasses (%)10.00 -----
Whey permeate
sweetener (%) ----- 10.00
Limestone (%) .74 .74
5X Cat. Vit. premix (%) .04 .04
Antibiotic (%) .02 .02
Trace minerals (%) .06 .06
Selenium 200 premix (%) .11 .11
Cellulose gum (%) .04 .04
100. 00 100 . 00
Calculated Analysis:
Crude protein (%) 16.00 16.00
Fat (%) 3.00 3.00
Fiber (%) 8.00 8.00
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During the trial, seven Holstein heifers
were fed for five days. Observations were taken on
the first, second and fifth day. Each Holstein heifer
was housed in an individual pen. All the heifers
employed in the trial were fed hay approximately 3-4
hours prior to feeding of the dry molasses sweetener-
containing feed and the dry whey permeate sweetener-
containing feed.
The trial was designed to offer the heifers
the molasses sweetener-containing feed and the whey
permeate sweetener-containing feed to determine if a
preference existed for one feed or the other. Each
heifer was offered five pounds of molasses sweetener-
containing feed and five pounds of the whey permeate
sweetener-containing feed simultaneously. The feeds
were placed in individual, spaced-apart feeders and
the position of the feeds were changed each day, that
is, the molasses sweetener-containing feed was moved
from one feeder to the other and the whey permeate
sweetener-containing feed was moved also from one
feeder to the other to eliminate any biases by an
individual heifer as to a particular feeder and not to
the feed. The feeders employed were of similar
design. Both feeds were offered to each animal for
exactly five minutes, and after five minutes, the feed
was removed and weighed to determine feed intake.
Five of the heifers were pregnant and two
were not and five heifers weighed approximately 975
and two heifers weighed approximately 1,200 pounds.
The results of the observations taken on day
one, day two and day five of the trial are listed
below.
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Average Daily Feed Intake
Day 1 Day 2 Day 5
Molasses Sweetener-Containing Feed
Animal No. Average
598 .723 .282 .423 .476
595 .599 .053 .229 .294
599 .229 .018 .053 .100
600 .159 .405 1.091 .552
001 1.992 0 1.622 1.205
002 .687 .564 1.604 .952
596 .141 0 0 .047
.647 .189 .717 .518
Day 1 Day 2 Day 5
Whey Permeate Sweetener-Containing Feed
25Animal No. Average
598 2.465 2.554 2.713 2.577
595 2.554 3.086 3.458 3.033
599 2.430 2.660 3.607 2.899
600 2.500 2.004 2.039 2.181
001 2.110 3.405 2.642 2.719
002 4.398 3.919 3.245 3.854
596 2.571 2.696 3.015 2.761
2.718 2.903 2.960 2.860
The heifers in the trial chose the whey
permeate sweetener-containing feed on an average
ratio of 5.52:1.00. Statistically, it was found that
the data was significantly different at a probability
of less than .001. In 100% of the observations, the
heifers preferred the dry permeate sweetener-
containing feed over the molasses sweetener-containing
feed.
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EXAMPLE 2
A second trial was conducted and was
designed for specifically smaller, and much more timid
animals weighing approximately 300 pounds. The same
feed formulation for both the molasses sweetener-
containing feed and the whey permeate sweetener-
containing feed was used in this trial as in Example
1.
The trial was conducted over a three-day
period and observations were taken on each of the
three days.
Six Holstein heifers were used and each was
housed in an individual pen. All the heifers employed
in this trial were fed hay on the evening prior to
feeding of the dry molasses sweetener-containing feed
and the dry whey permeate sweetener-containing feed.
On the day of the trial, each heifer was
offered five pounds of the dry molasses sweetener-
containing feed and five pounds of the dry whey
permeate sweetener-containing feed. The feeds were
offered simultaneously in individual feeders. The
position of the feeds was reversed each day to
eliminate any bias of an individual heifer. Both
feeds were offered to each animal for exactly 15
minutes, and after 15 minutes, the feed was removed
and weighed to determine the feed intake by the
animals. Each of the six heifers weighed
approximately 300 pounds and the heifers ranged in age
from three months to four months. The results of the
trial are set forth in the tables below.
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Average Daily Feed Intake (lbs.)
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3
Molasses Sweetener-Containing Feed
Animal No. Average
649 1.040 1.084 1.647 1.257
644 .130 .477 .439 .217
646 .867 .390 .086 .448
651 1.430 0 .086 .505
645 .130 0 .520 .217
642 .867 2.037 2.514 1.806
.744 .665 .816 .742
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3
Whey Permeate Sweetener-Containing Feed
Animal No. Average
649 .478 1.695 1.738 1.304
644 1.608 2.303 3.607 2.506
646 2.303 2.557 3.303 2.721
651 .130 3.042 3.303 2.158
645 .087 3.259 2.477 1.941
642 1.347 2.042 1.260 1.550
.992 2.483 2.615 2.030
The average daily intake ratio of the whey
permeate sweetener-containing feed to the molasses
sweetener-containing feed was 2.74:1.00. This data
was found to be significantly different (p~ .005). In
77.8% of the observations, the heifers preferred the
whey permeate sweetener-containing feed over the
molasses sweetener-containing feed.
EXAMPLE 3
A dry molasses sweetener-containing feed and
whey permeate sweetener-containing feed were prepared
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according to the formulation as described in Example
1. Six Holstein calves were employed in the trial of
this example. The average weight of the calves was
150 pounds. The trial was conducted for four days.
Both feeds were offered simultaneously to
the calves for a six-hour period daily, from 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m. The calves were housed individually in
crates containing two bucket holes. The locations of
the feed was switched daily to avoid any biases by the
calves. Calves were watered twice each day (8 to 10
a.m.; 4 to 5 p.m.) with the location of the water
bucket switched daily.
The remainder of the time (5 p.m. to 8 a.m.) the
calves were fed a non-sweetened basal diet of corn,
oats and soybean meal which was offered in both
buckets.
The results of the trial are set forth in
the table below.
20Average Daily Feed Intake (grams)
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4
Molasses Sweetener-Containing Feed
Animal No. Average
46 16 213 2 5 59.0
47 213 52 153 412 207.5
48 107 82 31 54 68.5
49 30 47 156 366 149.8
8 275 0 11 73.5
51 39 86 55 32 53.0
85.3 125.8 66.2 146.7 101.9
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Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4
Whey Permeate Sweetener-Containing Feed
Animal No. Average
46 20 183 2 12 54.3
47 192 736 706 801 608.8
48 288 402 589 400 419.8
49 356 320 360 239 318.8
249 771 762 584 591.5
51 126 246 259 170 200.3
205.2 443.0 445.8 367.2365.6
As the results show, the calves preferred
the feed containing the dry whey permeate sweetener of
the present invention to the dry molasses sweetener-
containing feed on an average daily ratio of
3.59:1.00. In 83.3% of the observations, the calves
favored the whey permeate sweetener-containing feed5 over the molasses sweetener-containing feed (p ~ .01).
EXAMPLE 4
This example illustrates preference by
calves of the caramelized sweetener of the present
invention in contrast to a product containing non-
caramelized spray-dried whey permeate as a sweetener.
The whey permeate sweetener was partially caramelized
(47%) while the spray-dried material was processed so
that no caramelization occurred. The Table below sets
forth the formulation of each of the feeds. For each
feed, the formulation was kept the same except for the
permeate. However, in each case, the lactose content
was kept the same.
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Whey PermeateSpray-Dried Whey
Sweetener FeedPermeate Feed
Formulation:
Vitamin premix .19 .19
Trace mineral .36 .36
premix
Cellulose gum .04 .04
Soybean meal 16.00 16.00
Wheat midds 24.00 24.00
Dried whey 1.25 1.25
Limestone .60 .60
Salt .09 .09
Ground corn 37.47 37.47
Ground oats 10.00 10.00
Soy hulls --- 4.23
Whey permeate 10.00 ---
sweetener
Spray-dried --- 5.77
whey permeate
100. 00 100. 00
Expected Analysis:
Protein, % 16.00 16.00
Fiber, % 5.90 5.90
Lactose, % 5.75 5-75
The above feeds were fed to calves over a
four day period. The feeds were offered for six hours
daily (10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.). Locations of each
feed were switched daily. Water was offered twice
daily (8 to 10 a.m.; 4 to 5 p.m.) and the location of
water buckets was switched at each watering to reduce
the chance of biasing data. Ten approximately 130
pound calves were individually housed in crates. The
remainder of the time (5:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m.), the
calves were fed a non-sweetened basal diet of corn,
oats, and soybean meal which was offered in both
buckets.
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The results of the daily consumption of each
animal is set forth in the Table below. Each calf is
identified by number.
Average Daily Feed Intake (Pounds)
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4
Whey Permeate Sweetener-Containing Feed
Animal No. Average
21 .18 .22 0 .13 .13
22 .40 .44 .49 .53 .47
23 .04 .18 .44 .58 .31
24 .22 .67 .49 .44 .46
.S3 .66 .49 .84 .63
26 .44 .44 .44 .67 .50
27 .44 .76 1.42 .36 .75
28 .36 .40 .13 .22 .28
29 .49 .44 .44 .49 .47
.40 53 44 67 51
.35 .47 .48 .49 .45
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4
Spray-Dried Permeate-Containing Feed
Animal No. Average
21 .27 .35 .13 .27 .26
22 .18 .13 .13 .13 .14
23 .35 .31 .22 .04 .23
24 0 0 0 .04 .01
0 0 0 .04 .01
26 .09 .31 .31 .22 .23
27 0 .04 .04 .04 .03
28 0 0 .22 .21 .11
29 .09 .04 .13 .04 .08
.13 0 0 .04 04
.11 .19 .12 .11 .11
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As the results show, the calves on the
average overwhelming preferred the feed containing the
caramelized whey permeate sweetener of the present
invention to the non-caramelized spray-dried permeate-
containing feed.
The results show that the whey permeate-
sweetener containing feed was preferred to spray-dried
permeate-containing feed by a ratio of 4.09:1.00 with
82.5% of the observations favoring the whey permeate
sweetener-containing feed. The difference in
consumption was significantly different at a
probability of less than .05.
EXAMPLE 5
A dry molasses sweetener-containing feed and
a whey permeate sweetener-containing feed of the
present invention were prepared according to the
formulation as set forth in the Table below.
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Dry Molasses Whey Permeate
Sweetener- Sweetener-
Containing Feed Containing Feed
Formulation:
Vitamin premix.12 .12
Trace mineral.11 .11
premix
Antibiotic .02 .02
Ammonium chloride .50 .50
Grd. corn 32.90 32.90
Grd. soy hulls10.00 10.00
Soybean meal28.35 28.35
Wheat midds16.50 16.50
Dried whey 1.25 1.25
Dry molasses7.50 ---
Permeate sweetener --- 7.50
Dicalcium 1.15 1.15
phosphate
Limestone .60 .60
Salt 1.00 1.00
100. 00 100. 00
Ex~ected Analysis:
Protein, % 20.20 20.20
Fat, % 2.20 2.20
Fiber, % 8.00 8.00
Twelve lambs weighing approximately 32
pounds each were assigned to six pens with two lambs
per pen.
35Both feeds were offered simultaneously to
the lambs for two days. The locations of the feed
were switched daily to avoid any biases of the lambs.
The feeds were fed in a pelletized form and the
amounts consumed were measured daily and are set forth
40in the Table below.
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Average Daily Intake by Lambs (Pounds)
Day 1 Day 2
Dry Molasses-Containing Feed
Pen No. Average
1 .60 .20 .40
2 .80 .80 .80
3 .20 .45 .32
4 .50 .85 .68
.10 1.00 .55
6 05 .10 08
.375 .567 .471
Day 1 Day 2
Whey Permeate Sweetener-Containing Feed
Pen No. Average
1 .55 1.05 .80
2 1.10 1.25 1.17
3 1.05 1.60 1.33
4 1.20 .60 .90
.75 .35 .50
6 .30 1.85 1.08
.825 1.117 .971
As the results show, the lambs on the
average overwhelming preferred the whey permeate
sweetener-containing feed. The lambs prefer the whey
permeate sweetener-containing feed by over 2.06:1:00
compared to a similar diet containing dry molasses
(.971 pounds/head/day vs. .471 pounds/head/day).
Lambs offered a choice, preferred the permeate
containing feed in 75% of the observations (p < .05).
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Although the present invention has been
described with reference to preferred embodiments,
workers skilled in the art will recognize that changes
may be made in form and detail without departing from
the spirit and scope of the invention.
